To promote understanding of the situation in West Papua and the human rights of the West Papuan people.
1. TAPOL - written evidence
11/06/2019 - Inquiry: The Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Global media freedom - Foreign Affairs Committee
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Found: countries in the 2019 Global Press Freedom Index, West Papua as the most closed region to foreign media coverage[1]2
2. Gaps in tuberculosis care in West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea
28/10/2019 - Department for International Development
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Found:
Gaps in tuberculosis care in West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea - GOV.UK
3. Stop arms sales to Indonesia until West Papua has a free Self Determination vote
17/09/2020 - Petitions
Found: should show its support for the growing calls for West Papua to be allowed the free and fair vote on self-determination
4. Change of British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea in August 2018
30/05/2018 - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Found:
Change of British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea in August 2018 - GOV.UK
5. MP_Expenses object (574728)
08/04/2018 - MP Expenses
Found: Hague - Schiphol
West Papua Conference Trip
European Travel MP Only
From: Den Haag
To:
1. West Papua: Human Rights
08/05/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: That this House has considered human rights in West Papua.It is an honour to serve under your chairmanship - Speech Link
2: illustrated in a video that went viral, which showed a West Papuan freedom fighter being tortured with a snake - Speech Link
3: of what is happening this very day in West Papua.West Papua is the western half of New Guinea, which - Speech Link
2. Women Human Rights Defenders
07/05/2019 - Westminster Hall
1: group on West Papua, I will highlight the role of women human rights defenders in West Papua. They are - Speech Link
3. West Papua
15/11/2017 - Lords Chamber
1: people of West Papua requesting that the United Nations carry out its 1962 commitment to let the West Papuan - Speech Link
2: people inside the country, 95.77% being indigenous West Papuans and 4.33% Indonesian transmigrants. The - Speech Link
3: a petition. As for the situation in Papua, particularly West Papua, the noble and right reverend Lord - Speech Link
4. Attacks on Journalists
14/05/2019 - Grand Committee
1: situations in Papua, Iran and China. Last week, here at Westminster, representatives of West Papua meeting - Speech Link
2: report at all, of which the most notorious is West Papua, where the press, like NGOs, are not allowed - Speech Link
3: interest. I visited the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua for seven successive years as an adviser - Speech Link
5. West Papua
21/02/2017 - Lords Chamber
1: basis. Our ambassador and his staff visit West Papua periodically, most recently last month. President Joko - Speech Link
2: increased since 2014, particularly the denial of the West Papuans’ right to freedom of expression. A particularly - Speech Link
3: reverend Lord has raised specific issues about West Papua. Throughout all these issues of concern on human - Speech Link
asked by: Alex Sobel
26/07/2021
... whether the UK Government has plans to supply covid-19 vaccines direct to authorities in West Papua. 2. West Papua: Humanitarian Aid
asked by: Patrick Grady
19/10/2020
... Caribbean and Pacific States on their call for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to be permitted access to West Papua by Indonesia to prepare an independent report into the humanitarian situation in the area. 3. West Papua: Human Rights
asked by: Alex Sobel
12/07/2021
... what discussions he had with the Indonesian President and Foreign Minister relating to human rights in West Papua during their visit in April 2021. 4. Papua: Indonesia
asked by: Alex Sobel
04/11/2020
... Intan Jaya and Puncak Jaya. 5. Papua: Indonesia
asked by: Patrick Grady
19/10/2020
... Intan Jaya and Puncak Jaya.
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Email: alex.sobel.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Connor Woodman, International Parliamentarians for West Papua. Tel: 01865 403 202
Email: office@ipwp.org
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Lord Kilclooney
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 13th November 2015Departed: 10th October 2018
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Lord Alton of Liverpool
Vice Chair
Crossbench - Life peer
Joined: 28th September 2017Departed: 10th October 2018
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Andrew Smith
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